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Collection Area Printed Collections Subject Dance Level [40] File

1. 1783.cc.11(178)

Reference (shelfmark):
1783.cc.11(178)
Title:
Divertissement de Batcha (danseurs) dans le vestibule d'une maison particulière [Samarkand]. Photographer: Krafft, Hugues
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Facing p. 178. Group of Batcha dancers performing in the vestibule of a private house. These young male dancers took the place of females in a culture where women could dance in public. On reaching adulthood, they quit the profession. The location is unspecified, but...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1898-1899
Extent:
1 item

2. 1783.cc.11(182)

Reference (shelfmark):
1783.cc.11(182)
Title:
Afrasiab, le jour de la grande course du Sâli-Naou. Photographer: Krafft, Hugues
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Facing p. 182. Group portrait of a row of seated dignitaries, with a line of Batcha dancers kneeling in front of them. Afrasiab, to the north of the city, was the location for the buzkashi matches at Samarkand.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1898-1899
Extent:
1 item

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